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WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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author=Libteched link=topic=25173.msg106381#msg106381 date=1340351728]How come I am always in the same place as Silas but I never see him?Funny. I only ever make it out a couple times a year (ma...
Yes ladybugs do bite!I learned this while climbing at the Gunks more than a few years ago. I was shocked! There were a ton of them, so maybe they are more aggressive when they are swarmed...
Wide angle lenses!My GoPro video cam is also real wide and it makes my runs look longer than they actually are and also a lot faster as well.Alan
You mentioned the snow conditions went from dense to light and was well bonded. That second picture looks like a classic avi trap. How long was it and were you confident that the condition...
Franklin,Nice photos and movie. Megan will be inspired and I will show it to her so that she will want to go out and tour someday! I am sure she will give you special attention if she sees...
author=Oyvind_Henningsen link=topic=17414.msg73419#msg73419 date=1284336482] ... We spent the day on the coleman glacier doing research on ice anchors in glacier ice. Great views till about noon when...
Lowell,I read your assessment and quite agree with what you say.The traverse on the north side of the ridge being the route makes sense to me as it is fairly good terrain to move efficiently until the...
This shot is from the area just at the bottom of the little bowl north west of the peak east of Sibley Pass. Probably taken near the green spot on the map. The shot of Johannesburg I took...
Here is a view towards Johannesburg Mtn. from the same area.Taking parallax into account and using the sinuous arm coming off of J. Mtn. I would guess that they were a little east of where I stood to...
I was able to review my photos and review the rest of the film.They skied exactly where I have described, probable including areas east of the Triad and up onto Eldorado itself in the southern facing...
Those movies are very high quality.My connection is very slow right now so I could only view the early part of the clip.However, some of the views appear to be showing the group skiing either side of...
Definitely get back there on a clear day.Didn't get around to posting photos from my trip there a couple of weeks ago, but will do so now so that you can see some of the scenery that you will enc...
Thanks Stoked.Your first photo shows a pretty "evolved" cornice, but it looks like others I have seen in the past, including shed blocks. Still scary though. I would assume that...
yikes! That cornice looks a lot bigger than normal. Is it just the perspective of the shot?Alan
Modified to add photos.
A check of the avalanche report would suggest that the new snow of a week or so may become unstable this weekend. They were clear that the deep rotten conditions seen on general south aspects of...
I am curious about the road access to the trail head. NFS says that snow starts at 7.57 miles. But you stated that a tree stopped you. Roughly how close to the trail head can I get?&...
Scott,By the Grouse route being "out" do you mean the ski up via that drainage? I hope you don't mean that the crossing of the creek to the trail is out of service like a couple of yea...
Your descriptions of the improving conditions through the day were also reflected in the conditions across the road at the resort. It was amazing how things dried out once the clouds started to break...
author=skier8484 link=topic=14085.msg59086#msg59086 date=1254250246]Nope. They salt the snowfield to keep it from melting. Salt melts the top layer of the snowfield, which refreezes upon melting due...
Wow,I am not sure that I have ever seen so little snow below Coleman Pinnacle. Certainly not this early. I have never seen so much of the small glacier exposed below the pinnacle as can be...
Jonathan,Thanks! I really like the picture of the lake. I got distant views of it, but even then the colors were striking.Alan
Cool.My son and I wanted to do it last year, but the long drive kind of put me off early and then the forest fire kind of forced us elsewhere.I am leaning in that direction with my now 12-year old som...
Dave,Great to hear from you! Nick seems gung ho, even after I drag him through less than ideal trips. Hopefully there are enough good ones to keep his interest up. I think he deserve...
You sure did hit it at the right time weatherwise. The cloud deck improved as the day wore on, but not good enough for us to get the full-on view of Eldorado. Silas, regarding Nick's...
Silas,My faded memory of the "hike" is drawing me back to that area! (Kind of like a fly to a light bulb.)Here are the promised photos. I included one of Nick with his Joe Brown headwear. ...
Dave,Looks like lots of fun. Nice to see you and Daniel after such a long time. As you might know we have had an unusually deep and prolonged snowpack here on the west side. I though...
Thanks for the clarification!Well it still looked like loads of fun.I just wanted to be sure so I could assess conditions. Still thinking of heading out there early next week. Hoping for t...
Can't seem to figure out the aspect in photo 1.Is that the south aspect of Coleman Pinnacle? It doesn't look like the NorthWest side.Alan
I have been wanting to make it up there for two weeks now but life has been conspiring against it. Your report offers much hope that it might be worth trying still.I have done this trip often in...